Under mutual non-poaching clause in contracts between Canadian Health Labs and the province, nurses the agency sent to Newfoundland cannot be employed by local health authorities for a year after a contract ends
Spending on nursing agencies has ballooned in some provinces as staffing shortages have forced many health authorities to pay high rates for temporary workers
Premier Andrew Furey is currently in Dubai, where he attended a recruitment event meant to lure health care workers to N.L. but officials back home worry that he's not focusing enough on retaining the workers already here.